Brazil national under-20 football team
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The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in ecatepec de morelos at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
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Nickname(s)Seleção Sub-20 (The Selection U-20)
Canarinha (Little Canary)
Amarelinha (Little Yellow)
Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
Canarinha (Little Canary)
Amarelinha (Little Yellow)
Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachPaulo Victor Gomes
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| Nickname(s) | Seleção Sub-20 (The Selection U-20) Canarinha (Little Canary) Amarelinha (Little Yellow) Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow) | ||
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| Association | Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Paulo Victor Gomes | ||
| FIFA code | BRA | ||
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| First international | |||
 Brazil 7–1 Panama  (Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Brazil 10–0 Belgium  (Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 0–6 Argentina  (Valencia, Venezuela; 24 January 2025) Records for competitive matches only. | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1977) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011) | ||
| South American Youth Championship | |||
| Appearances | 30 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023, 2025) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| U-20 World Cup | ||
 | 1983 Mexico | Team |
| 1985 Soviet Union | Team |
| 1993 Australia | Team |
| 2003 United Arab Emirates | Team |
| 2011 Colombia | Team |
 | 1991 Portugal | Team |
| 1995 Qatar | Team |
| 2009 Egypt | Team |
| 2015 New Zealand | Team |
 | 1977 Tunisia | Team |
| 1989 Saudi Arabia | Team |
| 2005 Netherlands | Team |
The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record thirteen times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times. It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.
Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Romário, Marcos, Roberto Carlos, César Sampaio, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Dani Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1977 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
 1979 | Withdrew | ||||||
 1981 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
 1983 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
 1985 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
 1987 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
 1989 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
 1991 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 1993 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
 1995 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
 1997 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
 1999 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |
 2003 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
 2005 | Third place | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
 2007 | Round Of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
 2009 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
 2011 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
 2013 | Qualified but withdrew from the tournament | ||||||
 2015 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2019 | |||||||
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  2027 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 5 titles | 111 | 75 | 17 | 19 | 250 | 83 |
South American Youth Championship record
| South American Youth Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1954 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| 1958 | Third place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1964 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1967 | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| 1971 | First round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1974 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
 1975 | First round | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1977 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
 1979 | Fourth place | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
 1981 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
 1983 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 1985 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 1987 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1988 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 1992 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 1997 | Runners-up | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | |
| 1999 | Third place | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | |
| 2001 | Champions | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | ||
 2007 | Champions | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |
 2009 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | ||
| 2011 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2013 | First round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Fourth place | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2017 | Fifth place | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | Champions | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | ||
| Total | 13 titles | 208 | 126 | 45 | 37 | 407 | 164 | |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for two friendlies against Paraguay on 28 and 31 March:[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Paraguay.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Henrique Menke | 12 January 2007 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 |  Como |
| 2 | DF | Igor Felisberto | 7 March 2007 (aged 19) | 4 | 0 | São Paulo |
| 3 | DF | João Souza | 1 January 2007 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | Flamengo |
| 4 | DF | Vitão | 12 June 2008 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Cruzeiro |
| 5 | MF | Zé Lucas | 23 March 2008 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Cruzeiro |
| 6 | DF | Kauã Prates | 12 August 2008 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 |  Borussia Dortmund |
| 7 | FW | Lucca | 14 June 2007 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | São Paulo |
| 8 | MF | Gabriel Carvalho | 17 August 2007 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | Al Qadsiah |
| 9 | FW | Luca Meirelles | 15 March 2007 (aged 19) | 4 | 1 |  Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 10 | FW | Isaque | 24 February 2007 (aged 19) | 3 | 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 11 | MF | Erick Belé | 21 January 2007 (aged 19) | 7 | 3 | Palmeiras |
| 12 | GK | João Pedro | 18 March 2008 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Santos |
| 13 | DF | Ryan Augusto | 4 September 2007 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Red Bull Bragantino |
| 14 | DF | João Ananias | 12 February 2007 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Santos |
| 15 | MF | Luis Otávio | 12 April 2007 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 |  Orlando City |
| 16 | MF | Pedro Ferreira | 24 April 2007 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | São Paulo |
| 17 | FW | Gabriel Mec | 11 April 2008 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Grêmio |
| 18 | MF | Djhordney | 17 June 2007 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | São Paulo |
| 19 | FW | Yuri Leles | 17 April 2007 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Red Bull Bragantino |
| 20 | FW | Bruninho | 26 April 2008 (aged 17) | 2 | 2 | Athletico Paranaense |
| 21 | MF | Tiago | 2 February 2008 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Grêmio |
| 22 | GK | Kauan Lima | 14 February 2007 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Palmeiras |
| 23 | DF | Vitor Fernandes | 4 March 2008 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Atlético Mineiro |
| 24 | FW | Heittor | 18 September 2007 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Palmeiras |
| 25 | MF | Huguinho | 6 April 2007 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Botafogo |
| 26 | DF | Gustavinho | 17 January 2007 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Cruzeiro
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Recent call-ups
The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-20 goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adaílton | 1997 | 24 |
| 2 | Marcos Leonardo | 2021–2023 | 15 |
| 3 | Romário | 1985 | 11 |
| 4 | Neymar | 2011 | 9 |
| Henrique | 2011 | 9 | |
| 5 | Rodrigo Gral | 1999 | 8 |
| Edu | 1999 | 8 | |
| Alexandre Pato | 2007 | 8 | |
| Vitor Roque | 2022–2023 | 8 | |
| Andrey Santos | 2021–2025 | 8 | |
| 8 | Dudu Cearense | 2003 | 7 |
| 9 | Geovani | 1983 | 6 |
| Ronaldinho | 1999 | 6 | |
| Adriano | 2001 | 6 | |
| Daniel Carvalho | 2003 | 6 | |
| Alan Kardec | 2009 | 6 | |
| Marcos Guilherme | 2015 | 6 |
Individual awards
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
Honours
- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- South American Youth Championship:
- Winners (13): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023, 2025
- Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005
Friendlies
- Tournoi Juniors de Cannes:[2]
- Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
- Tournament of the Crown Prince:[3]
- Winners: 1978
- Toulon Tournament:
- Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto:[4]
- Winners: 1981
- Beijing Youth Tournament:[5]
- Winners: 1986
- Qatar Friendship Tournament:[6]
- Winners: 1987
- COTIF:
- Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
- Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo:[7]
- Winners: 1992
- Val-Action Cup:[6]
- Winners: 1993
- King's Cup:
- Winners: 1999
- Mediterranean International Cup U-20:[8]
- Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
- Mediterranean International Cup U-18:[8]
- Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- TyC Asia Cup:[9]
- Winners: 2001
- Oman International Tournament:[10]
- Winners: 2002
- Malaysia International Tournament:[11]
- Winners: 2003
- Sendai Cup:[12]
- Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- SBS Cup:
- Winners: 2004
- Valais Youth Cup:
- Winners: 2013
- Panda Cup:
- Winners: 2014
- Talca International Tournament:[13][14]
- Winners: 2016
- Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis:[15]
- Winners: 2020
- Torneio Internacional do Espírito Santo:[16]
- Winners: 2022
Managers
- Luiz Vinhaes (1949)
- Valdemar Campos (1954)
- Newton Cardoso (1958)
- Mário Travaglini (1967)
- Antoninho (1973)
- José Teixeira (1974)
- Zizinho (1975)
- Evaristo de Macedo (1977)
- Mário Travaglini (1979)
- Nelsinho Rosa (1980)
- Antônio Ferreira (1981)
- Vavá (1981–1982)
- Sebastião Lapola (1983)
- Jair Pereira (1983–1985)
- Gílson Nunes (1986–1987)
- René Simões (1988–1989)
- Paulo Massa (1990)
- Ernesto Paulo (1991)
- Júlio César Leal (1992–1993)
- Carlos Alberto da Luz (1993–1994)
- Jairo Leal (1995)
- Toninho Barroso (1996-1999)
- João Carlos da Silva Costa (1999)
- Torres (2000)
- Carlos César (2001)
- Marcos Paquetá (2002)
- Valinhos (2003)
- Marcos Paquetá (2003)
- René Weber (2004–2006)
- Nelson Rodrigues (2007–2008)
- Rogério Lourenço (2008–2010)
- Luís Antônio Verdini (2010–2011)
- Ney Franco (2011–2012)
- Émerson Ávila (2013)
- Alexandre Gallo (2014–2015)
- Rogério Micale (2015–2017)
- Carlos Amadeu (2017–2019)
- André Jardine (2019–2022)
- Ramon Menezes (2022–2025)
- Paulo Victor Gomes (2026–)
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Brazil's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 50.00 |
| Australia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 75.00 |
 Austria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Belgium |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.00 |
| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Colombia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
 Costa Rica |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
 Croatia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 33.33 |
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
 East Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Egypt |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 France |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Ghana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 33.33 |
 Honduras |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Hungary |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Iraq |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
 Israel |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Italy |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Ivory Coast |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
 Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Mali |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Mexico |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 40.00 |
 Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Nigeria |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 83.33 |
 North Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Norway |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Panama |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Poland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Portugal |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 40.00 |
| Qatar |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Republic of Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Romania |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Russia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 66.67 |
 Senegal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
 Serbia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Slovakia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 South Africa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 South Korea |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 100.00 |
| Soviet Union |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Spain |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 42.86 |
 Sweden |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Syria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
 Tunisia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| United States |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 75.00 |
| Uruguay |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 50.00 |
 Yugoslavia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Zambia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Total | 111 | 75 | 17 | 19 | 250 | 83 | +167 | 67.57 |